About Mongchen Village

Mongchen is a small village in Alongkima tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 241 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mongchen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mongchen village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Tehsil	Alongkima
Pincode	798604
Population	485
Male Population	241
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mongchen compares

By the 2011 count Mongchen is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mongchen

Mongchen is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mongchen as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mongchen from other places

Mongchen lies about 20 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Meleng, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mongchen
Tehsil headquarters	Alongkima	5.8 km
District headquarters	Mokokchung	20 km
Nearest town	Mokokchūng	20 km
Nearest railway station	Meleng	23 km

Villages closest to Mongchen

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alongkima tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mongchen

As per the Census of India 2011, Mongchen village had a population of 485. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Mongchen village has 241 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mongchen has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Mongchen is 798604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mongchen falls under Alongkima tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Mongchen is Meleng, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mongchen.

Mongchen is about 20 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mongchen is in Alongkima tehsil of Mokokchung district. Alongkima is about 5.8 km away. Mokokchung is about 20 km away. Mokokchūng is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.